Black shirts, i wear one on occasion, and when the mood suits, i agree that black items can fade, and can take on a grubby appearance when washed a few times.

As for the political rubbish, it's nowt to do with me, if people want to point and think whatever, thats up to them.

The only thing i try to do with a black shirt, is give it a bit of ping with contrasting and lighter colurs.

As always personal taste plays a part in what we buy and wear.

I spy a regular contributer to this thread, deep in conversation in the pic below, i think we had a good natter that night, and those vodka shots advertised played havoc with me, i shant go into detail

Black shirts, i wear one on occasion, and when the mood suits, i agree that black items can fade, and can take on a grubby appearance when washed a few times.
As for the political rubbish, it's nowt to do with me, if people want to point and think whatever, thats up to them.
The only thing i try to do with a black shirt, is give it a bit of ping with contrasting and lighter colurs.
As always personal taste plays a part in what we buy and wear.

I was trying to remember who I had met recently,who was wearing a Black Shirt Basset.Then you put your photo up.I do not think of the Political connection(it was 50+ years ago-before my time).Mind you,I would not wear a red one-more recent !!!

I spy a regular contributer to this thread, deep in conversation in the pic below, i think we had a good natter that night, and those vodka shots advertised played havoc with me, i shant go into detail

It was a good night in Islington.Jim Cox spun well,the drinks flowed and the company was good.......

I don't know much about Mr Mott, but he definitely has a better understanding about Skinheads than the 'university diversity officer' does. I also think my wife has. My wife doesn't speak for all black people, like the 'diversity officer' does (even though she is black). Though, unlike the 'diversity officer', she knows the difference between a racist, muggy-bonehead-cliché and real life.

I don't know much about Mr Mott, but he definitely has a better understanding about Skinheads than the 'university diversity officer' does. I also think my wife has. My wife doesn't speak for all black people, like the 'diversity officer' does (even though she is black). Though, unlike the 'diversity officer', she knows the difference between a racist, muggy-bonehead-cliché and real life.

Well, as a late '80s London skinhead band said, "...the day society accepts your type -- that's the day that Skinhead dies..."

I don't know much about Mr Mott, but he definitely has a better understanding about Skinheads than the 'university diversity officer' does. I also think my wife has. My wife doesn't speak for all black people, like the 'diversity officer' does (even though she is black). Though, unlike the 'diversity officer', she knows the difference between a racist, muggy-bonehead-cliché and real life.

Greetings. Been stalking this forum/thread for YEARS and finally decided to hop on board. An incredible wealth of info on here. I've always been intrigued by (or should I say obsessed with) late mod, skinhead and suedehead fashion/culture. Big fan of early ska, rocksteady and reggae up to 1970 as well as 60s 'mod' bands. I was involved with the traditional skinhead scene (or as close as it could get to traditional 20 years on....) in NYC in the late 80s (I'm 45 now). I know the Reggae Wembley 1970 film has been posted here before but I don't if this hi-def clip of Desmond Dekker and skinhead girls was posted (apologies if it has been).